3.2 Volcanic Activity

Vocabulary


Magma Chamber-pocket with lava under volcano
Pipe-tube that connects magma chamber to volcano
Vent-opening in volcano where gas and magma come out
Lava flow-the area covered by lava that comes out of the vent.
Crater-bowl shaped area at top of volcano
Silica-material formed from oxygen and silicon
Pahoehoe-a fast moving hot lava.
Pyroclastic flow-occurs when an explosive eruption hurls out ash,cinders,and bombs as well as gases.
Active-live volcano
Dormant-sleeping volcano
Extinct-dead volcano
Hot spring-ground water heated by magma below
Geothermal energy-energy from hot spring

Outline



How Magma Reaches Earth's Surface

  • Magma Rises
  • A Volcano Erupts

Inside a Volcano

  • magma chamber
  • pipe
  • lava Flow
  • crater

Characteristics of Magma

  • silica

Types Volcanic Eruptions

  • Quiet Eruptions
    • Pahoehoe
    • aa
  • Explosive Eruptions
    • pyroclastic flow

Stages of a Volcano

  • active
  • dormant
  • extinct

Other Types of Volcanic Activity

  • hot springs
    • geothermal energy

Monitoring Volcanoes

Volcano Hazards

  • Mudflows